diff --git a/acme.sh b/acme.sh
index 38ccaade..34ac49e8 100755
--- a/acme.sh
+++ b/acme.sh
@@ -4722,7 +4722,8 @@ $_authorizations_map"
         _debug keyauthorization "$keyauthorization"
       fi
 
-      entry="$(echo "$response" | _egrep_o '[^\{]*"type":"'$vtype'"[^\}]*')"
+      # Fix for empty error objects in response which mess up the original code, adapted from fix suggested here: https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4933#issuecomment-1870499018
+      entry="$(echo "$response" | sed s/'"error":{}'/'"error":null'/ | _egrep_o '[^\{]*"type":"'$vtype'"[^\}]*')"
       _debug entry "$entry"
 
       if [ -z "$keyauthorization" -a -z "$entry" ]; then
@@ -6283,7 +6284,8 @@ _deactivate() {
     fi
     _debug "Trigger validation."
     vtype="$(_getIdType "$_d_domain")"
-    entry="$(echo "$response" | _egrep_o '[^\{]*"type":"'$vtype'"[^\}]*')"
+    # Fix for empty error objects in response which mess up the original code, adapted from fix suggested here: https://github.com/acmesh-official/acme.sh/issues/4933#issuecomment-1870499018
+    entry="$(echo "$response" | sed s/'"error":{}'/'"error":null'/ | _egrep_o '[^\{]*"type":"'$vtype'"[^\}]*')"
     _debug entry "$entry"
     if [ -z "$entry" ]; then
       _err "Error, can not get domain token $d"